IPOH, Nov 28 — MCA Ipoh Timur vice chairman Kat W. Wong today said the Perak government should focus on reviving the local economy and small businesses instead of venturing into rare earths mining. She said that after 18 months in power, the state government should have a blueprint for...
BY JOHN BUNYAN
She said that after 18 months in power, the state government should have a blueprint for revitalising the Perak economy. Kat said the state has not learnt its lesson from Asian Rare Earth disaster or noted the people’s distaste towards the rare earth industry. Yesterday, Perak Mentri Besar Incorporated chief executive officer Anuar Zainal Abidin acknowledged concerns about the Bukit Merah disaster but argued that this should not prevent the state from exploring the potentially lucrative rare-earths mining.
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